ports + terminals
our expertise
As a multi-disciplinary engineering company, Patrick offers a wide variety of services to support and improve port and marine infrastructure. We understand port and terminal projects are operationally-driven, seeking safe, efficient, and reliable infrastructure that meets business needs. Many of our clients rely on more than one mode of transportation at their terminals, including rail, truck, barge, and air. Our internal teams have professionals who are experts in each of these fields, dedicated to each mode of transportation, providing our ports and terminals clients with comprehensive solutions that include unique insight into each aspect of the project. Focusing on lifecycle and maintenance costs, operational efficiency, and above all safety, Patrick remains a go-to source for solutions to today’s most complex challenges at our nation’s ports and terminals.
our disciplines
Rail Engineering + Inspection
Roadway Design
Site + Civil
Structural Engineering, Bridges +Retaining Structures
Drainage + Hydraulics
Docks + Marine Structures
Shoreline Protection Design
Geotechnical Engineering
Constructability + Value Engineering
Product Movement + Optimization
Transloading – Bulk + Liquid
Local, State + Federal Permitting
Environmental Engineering + Dredging
Electrical Engineering + Power System Studies
Construction + Construction Management
Geospatial Services + Asset Management
our projects
NRG | Collins Station Dock Wall
NRG contacted Patrick to assist in the evaluation and repair of an old dock wall that had experienced a structural failure at their former Collins Generating Station in Morris, Illinois. Patrick performed investigation and design services, along with construction estimates, to stabilize and partially demolish the dock wall for future stability and safety. The design approach was selected in order to reduce the risk of failure and to mitigate the safety risk to the general public on the adjacent Illinois River. Patrick also served as the general contractor to perform the repairs, which included demolition of select upper portions of the dock wall, slope stabilization, underwater demolition, and tieback installation. Following completion of the repairs, Patrick's design team performed additional monitoring services to help detect any pending failures along other sections of the wall before they might occur.